I play tennis for a living even though I hate tennis, hate it with a dark and secret passion and always have.

Freed from the thoughts of winning, I instantly play better. I stop thinking, start feeling. My shots become a half-second quicker, my decisions become the product of instinct rather than logic.

I had moments of my actions and words not reflecting who it is I am - if that defines a punk, then yes, absolutely.

Now that I've won a slam, I know something very few people on earth are permitted to know. A win doesn't feel as good as a loss feels bad, and the good feeling doesn't last long as the bad. Not even close.

It's always been eclectic; you never know what you're going to get.

Tennis is the loneliest sport.

I always felt tennis and winning was a byproduct of doing everything right.